Monoazodyestuffs



Patented Sept. 20, 1932 UNITED STATES? KUSEN-ON-THE-RHINE,

PATENT oFFicEf;

WINFRID HENTRICH, OF WIESDORF -ON-THE-RHINE, AND RUDOLF KNOOHE, 0F LEVER- GERMANY, ASSIGNOBS TO GENERAL ANILINE WORKS, INC.,

7 OF NEW YORKQN. Y., .A CORPORATIONOF DELAWARE nonoazonrnsrorrs No Drawing. Application filed March 19, 1925?,Se1ial 1ll'o. 348,355, and in Germany March 30, 1828.1

The present invention relates to monoazodyestuffs, more particularly it relates'to dye:

stuffs of the following general. formula;

wherein R stands for a benzene nucleus, which may be substituted by an alkyl-, a sulfonic acid-, hydroxyor substituted hydroXygroup, :0 stands for a nitro group or an NH group, y stands for hydrogen or a hydroxy group, z stands for an amino group, which may be substituted by alkylor aryl-groups, n stands for one of the numbers one and two,

and wherein the benzene and naphthalene-- nuclei may be further substituted.

Our new dyestuffsare obtainable by diazotiz ing an amine of the general formula:

a benzene nucleus and wherein R and the benzene nucleus may be substituted by an alkyl-, a sulfonic acid-, hy- 1 droxyor substituted hydroxy group, and introducing the diazo-solution into an aqueous suspension which has been rendered acid to Congo of a coupling component of, the general formula: V p

two and wherein the naphthalene nucleus may be further substituted. When the coupling is complete after several hours, the solution is rendered alkaline and the dyestuff is salted out, filtered and dried. For reducing the nitro group, the dyestuff is dissolved in water, then the necessary quantity of a ders; soluble in water and'dyeing wool'bluish-red to bluish-green even shades of'excellent fastness to fulling and light. On reduction with stannous chloride and hydrochloric a'cidthey yield a diamino-diarylsulfone of the general formula;

NHa wherein R stands for a benzene nucleus and wherein R and thebenzene nucleus may be further substituted,'and an aminonaphthalene-sulfonic acid of the general formula:

wherein 3 standsfor hydrogen or a hydroxy group, .2 stands for an amino-group which maybe substituted by alkyl-, or aryl-groups, n stands for one of the numbers one and two and wherein the naphthalene nucleus may be further substituted.

.The following examples will illustrate our invention, without limiting it thereto Example J.38 0 parts by weight .of'tho sodium saltof 5-nitro-2-am ino-1.l-diphenylsulfone=3-sulfonic, acid, are .dia-zotized indirectly by dissolving the base in-water with the addition of an alkali, adding to the solution the calculated amount .of sodium nitrite and acidifying with hydrochloric acid. The

ie v diazotization proceeds slowly and is complete after about 23 hours. The aqueous suspensionof the diazo-compound is then slowly introduced into a Congo-acid aque ous suspension; of 236 parts by'weight of 2-methylamino-naphthalene-7-sulfonic acid.

When the coupling is complete after several hours, the solution is rendered alkaline, the dyestuif is salted out with: common salt, fil tered and dried. The dyestuff thus obtained dyes'wool reddish-blue even shades of excellent fastness to fulling and light."

The analogous; dyestulis. from -nitro-2- amino-4-methyl-1.1-diphenylsulfone-3-sulfonic acidand from 5-ni tro-2-amino 4;-methoxy-ll-diphenylsulfone-;3'-sulfonic acid dye wool similarshades of the same fastness properties; I V If 2-aminonaphthalend'Z-sulfonic acid is usedas coupling component instead of 2- methyl amino-naphthalene 7 -sulfonic acid, dyestuffs are obtained dyeingqwool reddishviolet shades of good 'fastnesspropertie's Ewa'm-ple 2.358 partsby weight of 5- nitro-2 amino 1.1 diphenylsulofne- 3 sulionic acid are diazotized indirectly as indicated in Example 1. When 'thediazotizationis complete afterseveral hours, the diazo-solution is introduced into an aqueous .suspension rendered acid to Congo of239 partsby weight of 2-amino-S-hydroxynaphthalene-G-sulfonic acid. -When the coupling is complete after several hours, the dyestufi is isolated in the usual manner. It has in the free state the following formula:

sons; 1 N

amino-S-hydroxy-naphthalene-G-sulfonic acid, a dyestuff is obtained dyeing wool a greenfish to bluish grey of the same properties.

' Eac'a/mple 3.'650 parts by weight of the dyestufi prepared according to example 1 from dia'zotized 5-nitro -2'-amin0-1'.1-diphenylsulfone-3-sulfonic acid and Q-m'ethylaminonaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid, are dissolved in water and-reduced with 357 parts by weight of sodium sulfideat 90100 while thoroughly stirring. When the reduction is completeafter 5 hours,'the dyestuff is isolated in the usual manner. Itdyes wool clear evenreIddish-bordeau shades of.

excellent fastness to fulling and light.

a 2. Asnew products the general formula:

Ewample 4.-292 parts by weight of 5- nitro-2- amino 4- methyl 1.1- diphenylsulfone are dissolved in concentrated sulfuric acid and are' diazotized inthe usualmanner witha solution of 69 parts by weight, of sodium nitrite in concentrated surfuric acid. The diazo-solution is slowly introduced while thoroughly stirring intoan aqueoussuspen sion of 239 parts by weight ofQ-amino-S-hydroXy-naphthaleneeti-sulfonic acid, care being taken that the temperature does not exceed 5 O. When the coupling is complete,

the acid,groupoi the dyestufi is transformed into 'its'sodium salt in the usual manner and the-'sodiumsalt is isolated by ,salting'out. The dyestuil is more difiicultly soluble than that of Example 2 and otherwisehas the same properties.

We claim r 1. As new products monoazodyestufls of the general formula: k

wherein R stands for a benzene, nucleus consisting of the nitroand KH -group, y

which may besubstitutedby a substituent of the groupconsisting ,of the alkyl a sulfonic acidhydroxyand substituted hydroxy group, as stands for a substituent of the group stands for an amino'group which may be substituted by alkyl5groups, 7 stands for one of the numbers one and two, being in the form of their alkali-metal" salts metallic lustrous owders, soluble in water, and dyeing wool cellent, fastness to fulling and light.

mono-azodyestufi's of wherein R stands for a benzene nucleus which may be substituted bya substituent of the group vconsisting of the alkyl, sulfonic acid- .hydroxyand substitutedhydroxy group, 3/

stands for a substituent'of the-group consisting of hydrogen and the hydroxyl group, 'z

stands for an amino group. whichmay be substituted by alkyl-groups, t stands for one of the numbers one and two, being in the bluish-red to bluish-greenevenshades of ex- 7.

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form of their alkali-metal-salts metallic lus- I trous powders, soluble in water, and dyeing wool bluish-red to bluish-green even shades of excellent fastness to fulling and light.

3. As new products monoazodyestufis of the general formula:

wherein R stands for a benzene nucleus which may be substituted by a substituent of the group consisting of the alkyl-, sulfonic acid-,-

hydroxyand substituted hydroxy group and 2 stands for an amino group which may be substituted by alkyl-groups, being in the form I of their alkali-metal salts metallic-lustrous powders, soluble in water, and dyeing wool bluish-red to bluish-green even shades of excellent fastness to fulling and light.

' 4. As a new product the monoazodyestufi of the formula:

HZN

being in the form of its alkali metal salts a dark metallic lustrous powder, dyeing wool clear even greenish-blue shades of excellent fastness to fullin and light.

In testimony w ereof we have hereunto set out hands.

WINFRID HENTRIGH. [1,. s] RUDOLF KN OGHE. [1,. s.] 

